Eva Heiky Olga Abbinga, Kay Abude, Mary Burgess, Cresside Collette, Siri Hayes, Valerie Kirk, Sara Lindsay, Vicki Mason, Julia Raath, Shuklay Tahpo, Susie Vickery, Ilka White, Liz Williamson. Curated by Kevin Murray.

'Make the World Again' exhibits thirteen Australian contemporary textile artists who symbolically and materially bridge what divides us. Techniques such as tapestry weaving, embroidery, dyeing, screen printing and cloth weaving are employed to explore how textiles bind our world together – connecting humans and nature, settler and indigenous, migrant and host.

The current pandemic has pulled the world apart, as borders are closed, jobs are lost and doors locked on places where we gather. As we adjust, the choice is whether to restore what was before or use this opportunity to re-connect with what's essential – nature, country and shared humanity. These textile artists anticipate the challenges we face coming out of lockdown, in reconstructing a world, better than before.

VIRTUAL TOUR

PLANNING YOUR VISIT

The ATW is open to the public Tuesday to Friday and offers 2 viewing sessions each day, with a limit of 10 visitors at anytime:
Session 1: 10 am – 12.30 pm
Session 2: 2 pm – 5 pm

To ensure your visit is safe and stress-free we have implemented a range of hygiene and physical-distancing measures. Bookings are not required, but you must register your details upon entry for the purpose of contact tracing. Please note that the wearing of a facial mask that covers both the mouth and nose is a condition of entry to the ATW. If you have a medical condition that prevents you from wearing a mask please let ATW staff know.

CLOSURE NOTICE: The 'Make the World Again' exhibition will be closed for session 2 (2 - 5pm), Thursday 25 February 2021. The exhibition will reopen for session 2 (2 - 5pm), Friday 26 February 2021.

CLOSURE NOTICE: The ATW will be closed to the public for a private event 10am - 12.30pm, Friday 26 February 2021. The ATW will reopen for session 2: 2pm – 5pm.

PUBLIC PROGRAMS UPCOMING

Radiating Brooch Workshop with Vicki Mason

PUBLIC PROGRAMS PAST

Friends of the ATW Lecture: Emeritus Professor Valerie Kirk

Braided Rag Rugs with Ilka White

The complete 'Make the World Again' featuring all twenty artists was planned for exhibition at Crafted Vancouver in May 2020. The ATW acknowledges Lee Darroch, Sharon Peoples, Yunuen Pérez, Mu Naw Poe, Eloise Rapp, Abdullah M. I. Syed and Sera Waters whose artwork will join the exhibition if it is able to travel to Canada.

'Make the World Again' is supported by Australia Council for the Arts, Creative Victoria and City of Port Phillip.